“According to Maternova, it is important that the investigation continues with the support of the authorities”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“And while the sirens continue to sound, Ukraine continues to fight not only against Russia, but also for the trust of its citizens and international partners. Many have asked me about the big corruption scandal that has rocked the highest levels of government…it is important that the investigation continues with the support of the government,” she wrote on Facebook.
According to her, this is a strong signal that “independent institutions of Ukraine are working and that corruption cannot be tolerated, even among high-ranking officials.”
Maternova quoted the words of the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Callas, who said on the sidelines of the meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Canada that “the energy corruption scandal is very serious and the timing of its occurrence is extremely unfortunate.”
“Corruption exists in many countries – it is like a cancer that eats society from the inside. It is important how quickly and decisively the authorities react to it. Ukraine’s reaction still shows its determination. Preserving the independence of the anti-corruption architecture is of crucial importance on Ukraine’s path to the EU. This is also a key factor for proving that Ukraine is serious about the fight against corruption,” Maternova added.
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On November 10, NABU announced the disclosure of the activities of a criminal organization, the main focus of which was “systematic obtaining of illegal benefits from Energoatom’s counterparties in the amount of 10% to 15% of the value of contracts.” NABU claims that funds were legalized through a back office in the center of Kyiv, through which about 100 million dollars passed.
NABU informed eight persons of suspicion in the case of corruption in the energy sector. “Schemes” published a complete list.
According to sources in the law enforcement agencies, this is a businessman, co-founder of the studio “Kvartal-95” Timur Mindich (code name “Carlson” on NABU tapes), ex-adviser of the Minister of Energy Ihor Mironyuk (“Rocket”), executive director for security of “Energoatom” Dmytro Basov (“Tenor”) and four more “employees” of the so-called “back office for money laundering”: among them Oleksandr Zukerman (“Sugarman”), Ihor Fursenko (“Ryoshik”), Lesya Ustymenko and Lyudmila Zorina. In addition, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reported the suspicion of illegal enrichment to the former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov. He has not yet commented on it.